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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Hoffmans Mill (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hoffmans Mill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Hoffmans Mill ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

A typical abbreviation for Hoffmans Mill: Hoffmans Ml. (or less commonly used: Hoffmans Mll.)

While the name of this community is Hoffmans Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hoffmans Mill may originally have been Hoffman's Mill.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hoffmans Mill might be written as Hoffman Mill.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hoffmans Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hoffmans Mill.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Hoffmans Mill is located in Cumberland County.

To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cumberland County: Atlantic, Cape May, Gloucester & Salem.

Below are the counties that are near Hoffmans Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hoffmans Mill:

Cumberland County (The home county of Hoffmans Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffmans Mill, with the one closest to Hoffmans Mill listed first.
- Delmont
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Delmont is located in Cumberland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Dorchester
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  - Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Leesburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  - Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Mauricetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  - Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
- Port Elizabeth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  - Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
- Bivalve
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  - Bivalve is located in Cumberland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
- Haleyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  - Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Port Norris
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  - Port Norris is located in Cumberland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
- Cumberland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  - Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Hesstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  - Hesstown is located in Cumberland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesstown
- Laurel Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  - Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
- Dividing Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  - Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffmans Mill, with the one closest to Hoffmans Mill listed first.
- Warners Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Warners Mill is located in Atlantic County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners Mill
- Corbin City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  - Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Estell Manor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Dorothy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Milmay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  - Milmay is located in Atlantic County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmay
- Estellville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Estellville is located in Atlantic County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- Clarkstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
- Somers Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  - Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
- Mizpah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  - Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
- Mays Landing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Gigantic City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  - Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
- Bargaintown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  - Bargaintown is located in Atlantic County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargaintown
Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffmans Mill, with the one closest to Hoffmans Mill listed first.
- Batsto Village ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Batsto Village is located in Burlington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsto Village
  - Batsto Village has also been known as:
  - Batsto
- Green Bank
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Green Bank is located in Burlington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
Camden County
- Ancora
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  - Ancora is located in Camden County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
Cape May County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffmans Mill, with the one closest to Hoffmans Mill listed first.
- Belleplain
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  - Belleplain is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleplain
- Eldora
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - Eldora is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Steelmantown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  - Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
- Dennisville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Dennisville is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
- Mount Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  - Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- South Dennis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  - South Dennis is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- Tuckahoe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  - Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Goshen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  - Goshen is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Clermont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Clermont is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Ocean View
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Ocean View is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- Cape May Court House
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  - Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May Court House
- Sea Isle City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  - Sea Isle City is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Isle City
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffmans Mill, with the one closest to Hoffmans Mill listed first.
- Victory Lakes
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  - Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Star Cross
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  - Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Williamstown
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  - Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffmans Mill, with the one closest to Hoffmans Mill listed first.
- Norma
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  - Norma is located in Salem County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Alliance
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Alliance is located in Salem County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Six Points
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Six Points is located in Salem County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Olivet
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  - Olivet is located in Salem County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Shirley
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Shirley is located in Salem County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Aldine
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Aldine is located in Salem County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Friesburg
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Friesburg is located in Salem County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
- Pecks Corner
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
- Canton
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Canton is located in Salem County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffmans Mill, with the one closest to Hoffmans Mill listed first.
- Bowers
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Bowers is located in Kent County (DE)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Little Creek
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  - Little Creek is located in Kent County (DE)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Creek <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hoffmans Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Hoffmans Mill.

Cemeteries Near Hoffmans Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoffmans Mill.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hoffmans Mill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hoffmans Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hoffmans Mill, with the one closest to Hoffmans Mill listed first.

St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery is located outside of Woodbine
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167938 <3>
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located outside of Woodbine
- The St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Nicholas Ukranian Catholic Cemetery
United Brotherhood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Brotherhood Cemetery
Leesburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1593925 <3>
Steelmantown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Steelmantown Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140190 <3>
Head of the River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of the River Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Head of the River Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the west of Corbin City.
- The Head of the River Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aetna Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1105371 <3>
Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in South Dennis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #300653 <3>
Tiffereth Israel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffereth Israel Cemetery
Tuckahoe UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe UMC Cemetery
John Wesley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Wesley Cemetery
Woodland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
Continue List (66 more) ...
- Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
  - To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Dorothy.
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967671 <3>
- St. Bernard Clairvaux RC Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Clairvaux RC Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197288 <3>
- First Baptist Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Baptist Cemetery
  - To give a relative sense of its location, the First Baptist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Cape May Court House.
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168087 <3>

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Hoffmans Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hoffmans Mill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hoffmans Mill, with the one closest to Hoffmans Mill listed first.

Halberton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Halberton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halberton
Delmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Delmont is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
Dorchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
Bricksboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bricksboro is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricksboro
Mauricetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
Leesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
Heislerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heislerville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heislerville
Manumuskin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Manumuskin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manumuskin
Port Elizabeth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
Bivalve
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bivalve is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
Maurice River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maurice River is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice River
Dennisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dennisville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
Continue List (14 more) ...
- Haleyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  - Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Port Norris
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  - Port Norris is located in Cumberland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
- South Dennis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  - South Dennis is located in Cape May County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hoffmans Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoffmans Mill.

Newspapers Published in Hoffmans Mill ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoffmans Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoffmans Mill, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hoffmans Mill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hoffmans Mill:

Websites specific to New Jersey
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the New Jersey State Archives

Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Burlington County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Camden County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cape May County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Gloucester County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Salem County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kent County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Cemeteries of Cumberland County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Cemeteries of Cumberland County

Footnotes ...

<1>	It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hoffmans Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<5>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hoffmans Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.